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Rachuonyo South District Mock - History Paper 2 Question Paper

Rachuonyo South District Mock - History Paper 2

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2011

311/2
HISTORY & GOVERNMENT
PAPER 2
JULY/AUGUST 2011
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E.)
History & Government
Paper 2
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES:
• This paper consists of three sections: A, B and C.
• Answer all questions in section A, three questions in section B and any two questions in section C.
• All answers must be written in the separate answer sheets
This paper consists of 2 printed pages. Candidates should check to ascertain that both pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are
missing.
SECTION A (25 MARKS)
Answer all questions in this section.
1. Give two aspects of human activities studied in economic history. (2mks)
2. Name two species belonging to the Australopithecus family. (2mks)
3. State the major developments in transport which promoted early agriculture in Mesopotamia. (1mk)
4. Identify one form of message that could be relayed by the use of drum-beats in ancient times.
(1mk)
5. Name the first European Country to transport slaves from west Africa to West Indies in
early 16th Century. (1mk)
6. State two factors that led to spread of iron-working skills in Africa. (2mks)
7. In what way has brain drain undermined scientific revolution in Africa? (1mk)
8. State two political functions of modern Nairobi city. (2mks)
9. Give two functions of Asante-hene in Asante empire. (2mks)
10. In what two ways did the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 solve the dispute in Congo
among European powers? (2mks)
11. Name two leaders of west Africa who collaborated with the French against Samori Toure
in1896. (2mks)
12. State one method used in the direct rule in Zimbabwe to maintain law and order. (1mk)
13. Give two methods used by the apartheid government to discourage African nationalism
from 1960. (2mk)
14. What was the immediate results of German invasion of Poland? (1mk)
15. Mention the main feature of Commonwealth member states. (1mk)
16. What major events in 1960 caused political instability in Zaire? (1mk)
17. Mention one political party in the United States of America.
(1mk)
SECTION B (45 MARKS)
Answer Three Questions From This Section
18. (a) Mention three factors which influenced the evolution of man. (3mks)
(b) Explain six reasons why it is important for students to study History and Government
in school. (12mks)
19. (a) Name three participants involved in the Trasn-Saharan trade. (3mks)
(b) Explain six problems faced by traders in the Trans-Saharan trade. (12mks)
20 (a) Mention five traditional forms of Water-transport. (5mks)
(b) Describe five contributions of television on economic development. (10mks)
21. (a) Identify five European powers who took part in the scramble and partition of Africa. (5mks)
(b) Explain five social reasons why Europeans colonized Africa. (10mks)
SECTION C (30 MARKS)
Answer Two Questions From This Section
22. (a) State five aims of the Pan African Movement. (5mks)
(b) Discuss five achievements of the Pan-African Movement by 1965. (10mks)
23. (a) State any three provisions of the Arusha declaration of 1967 in Tanzania. (3mks)
(b) Describe six economic reforms introduced in Tanzania since 1985. (12mks)
24. (a)What are the qualification of a presidential candidate in U.S.A? (3mks)
(b) Explain six ways in which the congress checks the powers of the president of U.S.A (12mks)

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